Mrs B's Great Adventure (5) Spread my wings

Brimstones always rest with wings together so we never see the pretty and delicate detail of the upper side of them. Cheating - video & extracting stills - allows shots such as this.
Mrs B has lost part of her lower left wing but it hasn't affected her ability to fly.
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[Joanna kate]

Nice colouring and closeup

[Jesika]

@joannakate Thank you, Joanna
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[Suzie Townsend]

She is pretty fuzzy isn't she? Thank you for the close-up!

[Jesika]

@stownsend She's very beautiful, he is much more yellow, almost butter coloured. It's believed by some that the name "butterfly" arose because of the male's distinct colouration.
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[FBailey]

Gorgeous detail:)

[Gayle]

Excellent macro capture of Mrs B! I think it's amazing that butterflies can fly with damaged wings. :-)

[Boxplayer]

Love that pale colour.

[Jesika]

@fbailey Another female briefly inspected my tiny tree yesterday but flew away. Thank you, jx

[Jesika]

@gaylewood Thanks, Gayle. They are able to fly with far less wing tissue than Mrs B has, no idea how
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[Jesika]

@boxplayer Thank you very much
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[Susie]

Beautiful

[Jesika]

@susie1205 Thank you, Susie. Her eggs have changed colour and will need close and careful watching. Hope for baby caterpillars on Monday.
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[JoeV]

Very nice, the improved video really helps in getting some great shots. I'll have to try it sometime.

[Jesika]

@joev Thanks, Joe. With luck - a lot! - I'll be able to see the baby caterbugs emerging. Won't hold my breath though.
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[Julienne Jones]

Great capture. Well done

[Jesika]

@julienne1 Thanks, a "cheat" a still extracted from video - but hey, it gets me shots I probably wouldn't otherwise.
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